About this episode

Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss how pastors can keep growing to stay spiritually sharp and better equipped to serve their people.

Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss how pastors can keep growing—through daily study, conferences, and even formal education—so they stay spiritually sharp, theologically grounded, and better equipped to serve their people.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Smethurst

Guest: Ligon Duncan

Topics covered

• pastoral growth
• spiritual sharpness
• theological grounding
• education
• conferences

Keywords

• pastors
• daily study
• formal education
• spiritual growth
• theology

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